Heyheyhey Everyone ! This is the much awaited / procrastinated post i was talkin about in JohnJohn's and also in conjunction with E's blog on the blessings of Prushield Eggstra !Actually i was already back to work on the very day of my discharge on 1stjune2009 , ask Lauren and Kristen , they'll know .. we went back to office together .so it's not i was lazy k ?? ^^
i Guess most would've heard how i got bitten by that NOTCOOL! dude from the Chilopoda family , the biggest group of anthropods . The Big a$$ centipede with a big a$$ bite to match it's reputation . Here it's shown with it's li'l monsters ... You all know how some parents say " these're my li'l monsters" of their kids ? only in this case ..... THEM centipede mothers would be right !!!!
Sparing the description , i shall instead fill everyone in on what followed that fateful event .
After gettin bitten my first reaction was to suck out what little venom i could from the wound , stay calm AND calmly walk over to tell the rest of the party and my MOM makin sure to calm them down . [ you all know how mommies are .. imma always gonna be her baby .. all 240pounds , 6 ft 3" of me . ROFL ! ]
Made it a point to keep my left hand holdin the wrist of my right , so that the venom from the bite on my right middle finger spreads as slowly as possible in addition , keepin my venin entry point lower than the height where my heart is slowed it further ... All this from years upon years of playin/ messin around with these hazardous/dangerous wild animals AND loads and loads of documentaries from the Discovery channel and Nat geo wild ... just ask Danny , Wing , Alan or even my wife , they'll tell ya .
Next and i guess that's the Natural reaction for most people when they realise that they're no longer in any imminent danger . i asked My experts , Wing and Esther " hey guys , Prupremier [ shortform ] eggstra covers ambulance anot har ? " and they BOTH gave me a very REassuring absolutely Bro ! No worries . " at which point i pat myself gently on the chest with my left hand and said in my mind " heng1 LorLorLor ", relieving my grip of my right wrist cos our very own Paramedic from the Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps did such a Beautiful job restricting the blood flow with his very own version of a Tornique [ a Terra-tie he used .. think that's what Young Master Wing called it ] i Received very good feedback for the way it was tied BOTH at the hospital AND on enroute in the ambulance .. Wing , you shud possibly patent this tying style ???
But that's what people do , don't they ? They wanna know how much $$KACHINK$$ the situation or their affliction is gonna cost them .
To this an EXverydear friend said " Don't talk shop man bro " , should've said "you ok , my brudda ?" know he would've 3 year's ago but that was 3 years' back ... peeps change ... shit happens too , what's next ?? cows flyin' ?...
i wished i had the insensitivity he had , so i could reply " Don't talk C+
Got rushed back to the mainland and i gotta say this , the cruisers the coastal police use are extremely fast !!! we reached singapore in a little over 10 minutes perhaps ! this coverin a distance spanning at least 45 minutes by our normal boats .
Went To hospital , realised to my horror that B1 has NO aircon , iirc . , i cannot survive ... some of you readin may think me a Spoilt Brat ... but truth be told .. you'd spoil early to in this tropical climate if you were wearin my weight . SoOoOoOo ... A1 class it had to be ... But what an absolutely wonderful experience it turned out to be ... My very own bed , Tv , an additional bed [ $30/night iirc . ] , MY very own shower area , toilet , Picturesque view and nightly " what would you like to have for your meals tomorrow Mr Chiew ? " .
Got some pictures taken , HOPE wingman can help me post in my Blog *hints hints*
*winks winks *
So on the whole my 3 nights' stay was actually fully subsidised and i didn't haveta worry about payment , now that's one and TWO ... This incident might actually serve as a real life experience for some of us to show our clients what this job really DESCRiBES .
[ talkin shop again .. yea ...i'm abashed ... But i guess it's indeed so much easier when u needn't worry about earning money much less planning expenditure SINCE at anytime if any situation happens ... situations such as ..and purely a fictional example ... i must stress " well lets modify my car today ". you merely need to stretch out your hand and miraculously there'll be fools willing to loan the desired amount ."
Guess it IS true when they say there's a sucker born every minute ! Suckers like me who don't wanna burden/ leech / parasite off anyone and whom in turn are in a position to offer help to these clever ones , financial and/or otherwise and whom also coincidentally believe old quotes like " a li'l hard work never killed anyone ". RoFlmFao .
"As a man sows ... so he shall Reap "
Thank you Dear Centipede ...*frowns Briefly* *then continues* for the $375 reimbursement , and quite possibly ... the tens of thousands of dollars the rest of my famille will earn in the comin months with the pictures and personal experience we'll have from now on .
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ... i'm still a little angry with ya ... it hurt .
SoOoooo .. with that $375 , some of us are gonna get some equipment , rent a boat .... and return to the island to return the favor to you and your eighty eight thousand siblings residing on the island . Our dad's are gonna be soOoOo glad just thinkin of ALL that medicinal value .....
Right , E ?
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Being the big bro that you are, jiefu, I'm not at all surprised that even in such painful times, the thought of educating the li'l ones still crossed your mind. Rightfully, I say!
ReplyDeletePerhaps one lesson a night is past the threshold but I didn't think it was enough. Soon after you left, me, Zinc and Wing were at the receiving end of somewhat similar snide remarks "Wah come here still wanna talk about work" when we were sharing (amongst ourselves, may I stress) the joys we derived from work. I do pray that everyone has this blessing and pleasure of enjoying their job so much so that they can't stop talking about it. But I certainly did not appreciate that comment, coming from someone whom, in the first place, wasn't part of our conversation. Some may call it eavesdropping, but nah not exactly.
Here's an interesting finding. When you aint good enough to join old friends at the peak, dun try to pull them down by passing insulting remarks such as "you jump into the water then I sign lor.." "I can buy from other ppl ma.." cos it's just gonna backfires right in your face. Why? Cos if they so choose to, the humiliation you suffer would be tonnes worse than being looked down upon. A burst of laughter "Hahaha!" followed by simple retort like "You got money to buy meh?" should be enough to do the trick, I think. And no, being an irritant is not gonna work either.
But but but.. sighs. Life always has a funny way to make a fool outta ppl, doncha think jiefu?
Dun talk shop? Dun talk work? Loads of crap man.
I rem reading this somewhere "Be careful with what you wish for, cos you might just get what you want."
But I say "Be careful with what comes out of your mouth, cos you might just have to eat them RIGHT back in."
On a happier note.. YAY! Can't wait to go back to return that favour to the remaining 87,998 fellas. Cos rem? We already took care of 2. *winks*
Wah rao I didn't realise my comment was so long! It's almost like a blog post man! Hahahaha, but I guess such a long entry like yours warrants a long comment like mine! :D
ReplyDeleteMaybe the passion in work that makes the difference! To them they do not have interesting stories to tell mah! Haha! Remember that our passion is to help many ignorant or people who are not aware of their own protection and financial future. Never let their negative thoughts ever have any impact on us!!
ReplyDeleteIt's ok bro and sis... hehe, i made sure that fellow spent the rest of the next day reflecting on his own actions on the pier. *evil laughter*
ReplyDeletebtw, i really need a antidote for the centepede bite, it still gives me problem whenever i stop medication. And when i try to ignore it longer, the aching pain shoots up to my whole arm!